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During a hearing, Judge Joseph A. Montano granted Busfield’s motion to dismiss his indictment, citing prosecutorial misconduct and errors that undermined the grand jury process.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

Both of Smith's catches off Lyon, first to dismiss Temba Bavuma and then Kyle Verreynne, were feats of anticipation.

From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026

The sad thing about this is that the people who most need to hear this will dismiss it as “fake news.”

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026

The pair have asked a US judge to dismiss the charges against them, claiming they have immunity as president and first lady of a sovereign country.

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026

We might have a tendency to dismiss these laws as mere mathematical tinkering, something removed from everyday life.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

Teachout dismisses AI developers’ claims that many of the known problems created by their systems, including hacks of other digital systems, were inadvertent and therefore nobody’s fault.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

He dismisses the theory, also put forward by the KWS, that the cyanide might have come from a type of foliage, noting local livestock would have died as well.

From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026

If the company avoids trouble over a period of several years, the Justice Department dismisses its charges.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026

Fiechter dismisses this as fearmongering, saying he is "certain that the EU will not allow this to happen", and arguing that the agreements with Switzerland are "entirely in the EU's own interest".

From BBC ● Jun. 12, 2026

Brother Lekan dismisses me with a wave of his hand, looking to someone else.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray

Earlier in the week, Banga had dismissed an AFP question on climate policy, saying he was focused instead on creating enough jobs for a generation of young people.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

The following Capistrano Unified School District campuses are being dismissed early because of the fire:

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

Seeing the rocky path leading up the valley, my mom voiced doubt for the first time, and I dismissed her with what I hoped sounded like words of encouragement.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

County prosecutors, the terms of which were completed in 2023, allowing the case to be dismissed.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

Then, taking his friend’s advice, he permanently dismissed his bodyguards as being too obvious and therefore potentially dangerous.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

But Mulder offered little after his new-ball spells and Marco Jansen was quiet after dismissing Nic Maddinson and Steve Smith on day one.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

“They’ve spent years dismissing SpaceX as a competitive threat while passing on opportunities that might have worked in their favor,” he added.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026

“He loves good granite,” Trump said of Xi, while later dismissing reporter questions about Iran and AI.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

Analyzing what works and what doesn’t, instead of dismissing the whole thing outright, is a free and life-affirming way to connect with the world and its people.

From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026

I’d ask him, and he’d shake his head, dismissing the idea.

From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins